Boris Becker has declared he is a diplomat for a small African country, as he attacked "unnaccountable bankers and bureaucrats" who are chasing him for money.
The three times Wimbledon tennis champion was declared bankrupt last summer and earlier this year launched an appeal to find his missing trophies to try to pay off £54million-worth of debts.
Now his lawyers have told the High Court that he quietly became a “sporting, cultural and humanitarian affairs” attaché for the Central African Republic on April 27 this year.
The German is due to be one of the BBC's commentators when the Wimbledon tennis championships start in a fortnight's time.
A defiant Becker said he was “immensely proud” of his...